MOBILE DEVICE FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE

Abstract

A mobile device for machining a workpiece, the mobile device including a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis; a carriage rotatable with the shaft about the rotation axis and axially, or radially displaceable relative to the rotation axis; a tool support for a cutting tool, the tool support connected to the carriage and displaceable along a carriage axis and in a direction perpendicular to the carriage axis; and a transmission that couples the shaft to the tool support and the carriage so that the tool support is displaceable along a path that includes an axial and a radial movement component relative to the shaft.

Claims

1. A mobile device for machining a workpiece, the mobile device comprising: a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis; a carriage rotatable with the shaft about the rotation axis and axially, or radially displaceable relative to the rotation axis; a tool support for a cutting tool, the tool support connected to the carriage and displaceable along a carriage axis and in a direction perpendicular to the carriage axis; and a transmission that couples the shaft to the tool support and the carriage so that the tool support is displaceable along a path that includes an axial and a radial movement component relative to the shaft.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation axis of the shaft corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the work piece.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission is a purely mechanical transmission and a coupling between the shaft, the tool support and the carriage is a forced coupling.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission includes a lever arrangement or a slotted link or gears or traction devices.

5. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: a support block connected to torque proof with the shaft, wherein the transmission is pivotably linked at the support block.

6. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: at least one connection lever pivotably coupled with the support block and pivotably coupled with the tool support so that the tool support moves along a circular path viewed in a plane parallel to the shaft, wherein a center of the circular path is formed by a first pivot axis of the connection lever at the support block and a radius of the circular path corresponds to a distance between the first pivot axis of the connection lever and the second pivot axis of the connection lever arranged at the tool support.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the tool support is connected with the carriage by a linear support.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein two support rods of the linear support of the tool support are arranged on one side of the shaft and on an opposite side of the shaft respectively.

9. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: a groove that extends in an axial direction of the shaft, wherein a coupling element of the carriage or of the support block engages the groove and provides a torque proof connection with the shaft.

10. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: a spindle that cooperates with a nut that is connected to the carriage, wherein the spindle runs parallel to the shaft and is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the spindle so that a movement of the carriage relative to the shaft (2) is generatable in an axial direction of the shaft from a rotation of the spindle.

11. The device according to claim 10, further comprising: a coupling that couples the spindle with the shaft so that a rotation of the shaft generates a rotation of the spindle.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the carriage or the support block are assembled from two half shells that respectively envelop half of the shaft and that are connected with each other by fastening elements in a disengageable manner.

13. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: a pivot arm connected torque proof with the shaft, wherein a longitudinal axis of the pivot arm is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shaft.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the carriage and the tool support are displaceable in a linear manner along the longitudinal axis of the pivot arm.

15. The device according to claim 13, wherein the spindle runs parallel to the pivot arm.

16. A mobile device for machining a workpiece, the mobile device comprising: a shaft rotatable about a rotation axis; a carriage rotatable with the shaft about the rotation axis and axially and radially displaceable relative to the rotation axis; a tool support for a cutting tool, the tool support connected to the carriage and displaceable along a carriage axis and in a direction perpendicular to the carriage axis; and a transmission that couples the shaft to the tool support and the carriage so that the tool support is displaceable along a path that includes an axial and a radial movement component relative to the shaft.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The invention is subsequently described based on two embodiments with reference to drawing figures, wherein:

[0033] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the device according to the invention;

[0034] FIG. 2 illustrates the device according to FIG. 1 in a second operating position;

[0035] FIG. 3 illustrates the device according to FIG. 2 in a third operating position;

[0036] FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic detail of a cutting tool of the device according to the invention according to FIG. 1 and a work piece;

[0037] FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention;

[0038] FIG. 6 illustrates the device according to FIG. 5 in a second operating position;

[0039] FIG. 7 illustrates the device according to FIG. 6 in a third operating position;

[0040] FIG. 8 illustrates the device according to FIG. 5 and a work piece;

[0041] FIG. 9 illustrates a front view of another embodiment of a slotted link of a transmission; and

[0042] FIG. 10 illustrates a front view of another embodiment of a slotted link.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] The first embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-4 includes a first mobile device 1 according to the invention.

[0044] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the device 1. The device 1 includes a shaft 2, a carriage 3, a tool support 4 and a transmission 5.

[0045] The shaft 2 of the device 1 is rotatable about a rotation axis 6 which also forms a longitudinal axis 7 of the shaft 2 and provided with a groove 8 at a top side wherein the groove extends in an axial direction 9 of the shaft 2.

[0046] The carriage 3 of the device is assembled from the two half shells 10, 11 which are respectively provided with two pass through bore holes 12 in a portion that is oriented away from the shaft 2. The half shells 10, 11 of the carriage 3 respectively envelop half of the shaft 2 and are disengageably connected by fastening bolts. Thus, the carriage 3 is displaceable in the axial direction 9 of the shaft 2. One of the half shells 10, 11 of the carriage 3 is provided with a coupling element at an inside. Due to an engagement of the coupling element in the groove 8 of the shaft 2, the carriage 3 is connected torque proof with the shaft 2.

[0047] The tool support 4 includes a receiving element 16 which includes a cutting tool 17 configured as a turning steel configured for machining metal. Thus, the tool support 4 is movable along a carriage axis 47 and in a direction perpendicular to the carriage axis 47. Thus, the carriage axis 47 corresponds to the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2.

[0048] The transmission 5 of the device 1 includes a linear support 13 and two connection levers 21. The linear support 13 in turn includes four support rods 14. Thus, the support rods 14 are respectively supported by two coinciding pass through bore holes 12 of the half shells 10, 11 of the carriage 3. The tool support 4 and a support plate 15 are respectively arranged at ends of the support rods 14. Each of the connection levers 21 respectively includes three pass through bore holes 22 at an end whereas the other end is provided with a groove 23. The transmission 5 furthermore includes two transmission elements 18 which are respectively connected at two adjacent support rods 14 on both sides of the shaft 2 by bolts.

[0049] The device 1 further includes a support block 19 which is also assembled from two half shells 20 that substantially envelop half of the shaft 2 respectively and which are connected with each other in a disengageable manner by connection elements configured as bolts. The support block 19 is attached at the shaft 2 so that the half shells 20 of the support block 19 are arranged at the shaft 2 approximately perpendicular to the half shells 10, 11 of the carriage 3.

[0050] The connection levers 21 are rotatably coupled with the support block 19 and rotatably coupled with the transmission element 18 of the transmission 5. Thus, the connection levers 21 are respectively rotatably coupled with a half shell 20 of the support block 19 by a bolt 24 that is supported by one of the pass-through bore holes 22 of the connection lever 21. Thus, each half shell 20 is provided with a groove into which a sliding block is inserted. A bushing is inserted through the pass-through bore hole 22. Thus, the bushing is inserted flush into the pass-through bore hole 22 down to a protruding collar. The bolt 24 is run through the bushing and bolted together with a sliding block. A first rotation axis 25 of the connection lever 21 is formed by a longitudinal axis of the bolt 24.

[0051] A T-bolt is respectively inserted into the groove 23 of each connection lever 21 wherein the T-bolt is bolted into a blind rivet nut. The transmission elements 18 of the transmission 5 are also provided with a pass-through bore hole wherein a diameter of the pass-through bore hole approximately corresponds to a diameter of the blind rivet nut. Placing the transmission element 18 onto the blind rivet nut forms a straight bearing which provides a rotatable coupling of the connection levers 21 with the transmission elements 18 whose rotation axis 26 runs parallel to the first rotation axis 25 of the connection lever 21.

[0052] The device 1 further includes a spindle 27 that runs parallel to the shaft 2 rotatable about a longitudinal axis 28 of the spindle 27. The spindle 27 cooperates with a nut that is arranged at a top side of a half shell 10 of the carriage 3. The spindle 27 is coupled with the shaft 2 by accordingly configured devices so that the spindle 27 also performs a rotating movement due to the rotating movement of the shaft 2.

[0053] In an operating condition of the device 1 the shaft 2 is caused by a drive to rotate. Due to the torque proof connection of the carriage 3 and of the support block 19 at the shaft 2, all components rotate about the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2. Thus, the tool support 4 and the cutting tool 17 move with a radial movement component along a path 35 that will be described infra with reference to FIG. 4 in more detail. A radius 29 of the movement of the cutting tool 17 viewed in a direction of the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 is determined by a distance 30 between the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 and the cutting tool 17.

[0054] The coupling of the spindle 27 with the shaft 2 causes a rotation of the spindle 27. Due to the coupling of the spindle 27 with the nut of the carriage 3 a movement of the carriage 3 relative to the shaft 2 is caused in an axial direction 9 of the shaft 2. Thus, the carriage 3 is moved axially in a direction of the rotation axis of the shaft 2, whereas the spindle 27 remains in place. The movement of the carriage 3 occurs in a direction of the support block 19. Due to the coupling of the carriage 3 through the transmission elements 18 with the connection levers 21, the connection levers 21 are moved in the axial direction 9 of the shaft 2 and simultaneously moved perpendicular to the axial direction 9. Due to this movement a component of the movement of the connection levers 21 perpendicular to the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 is transmitted to the support rods 14 of the linear support 13. This causes a linear displacement of the tool support 4 relative to the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 of the device 1. This operating position is illustrated in FIG. 2. The axial displacement of the tool support 4 causes an increase of the distance 30 of the cutting tool 17 from the shaft 2.

[0055] Further operation of the device 1 causes a continuous pulling of the carriage 3 along the shaft 2 in the axial direction 9 and therefore a corresponding increase of the distance 30 due to the forced coupling between the shaft 2, the tool support 4 and the carriage 3 as shown in FIG. 3. Thus, a maximum distance 30 is reached when the connection levers 21 are oriented parallel to the shaft 2 and the support plate 15 contacts a half shell 10 of the carriage 3.

[0056] FIG. 4 shows the cutting tool 17 machining a work piece 31 configured as a valve 32. The device 1 is used for finishing a contact surface 33 of the valve 32 so that the valve 32 has a circular surface contour in a cross section parallel to a longitudinal axis 34 of the valve. Overall, the cutting tool 17 moves on a circular path 35 determined by the axial and radial movement components caused by the forced coupling. Thus, the cutting tool 17 follows a circular movement of a first anchoring point 36 of the transmission element 18 at the connection lever 21. A radius 38 of the movement path is thus determined by a distance 39 between the first anchoring point 36 and a second anchoring point 37 of the connection lever 21 at the half shell 20 of the support block 19.

[0057] FIGS. 5-7 show a second embodiment of the device 1 according to the invention. The device 1 according to this additional embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the carriage 3 of the device 1 is displaceable radially and not axially with respect to the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 which differs from the device 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1-4.

[0058] The second device 1 also includes a shaft 2, a carriage 3, a tool support 4 and a transmission 5. The shaft 2 is thus rotatable about a rotation axis 6 wherein the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 is also the longitudinal axis 7 of the shaft 2.

[0059] The device further includes a pivot arm 40 that arranged perpendicular to the shaft 2 and that is connected in a non-movable manner with the shaft 2 so that a rotating movement of the shaft 2 about its rotation axis 6 is transmitted to the pivot arm 40.

[0060] The carriage 3 of the device 1 is arranged at the pivot arm 40 and displaceable in an axial direction of a longitudinal axis of the pivot arm 40. The transmission 5 of the device 1 also includes a linear support 13 and a connection lever 21. The linear support 13 includes a support rod 14 that is coupled with the carriage 3 of the device 1 and wherein a cutting tool 17 configured as a turning steel for machining metal is arranged at an end of the carriage 3. The connection lever 21 is pivotable at one end about a first pivot axis 25 at a support block 19 of the device 1 wherein the support block 19 is fixed non-movable at the pivot arm 40 and the connection lever is coupled at a second end at the support rod 14 of the transmission 5 and rotatable about a second pivot axis 26. The pivot axes 25, 26 of the connection lever 21 are thus oriented perpendicular to the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 41 of the pivot arm 40.

[0061] The device 1 further includes a spindle 27 that is rotatably supported about its longitudinal axis 28. The spindle 27 is coupled with the shaft 2 by suitable devices so that the spindle 27 also performs a rotating movement caused by the rotation of the shaft 2. Furthermore, the spindle 27 is coupled with the carriage 3 of the device 1 by a nut. A rotation of the spindle 27 causes a linear displacement of the carriage 3 along the longitudinal axis 41 of the pivot arm 40.

[0062] In one operating condition after device 1 the shaft 2 is caused to rotate by a drive. Due to the torque proof connection of the carriage 3 and of the support block 19 at the shaft 2 all components rotate about the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2. Thus, the tool support 4 and the cutting tool 17 are moved with an axial movement component along a path 35. A radius 38 of the path 35 is determined by a distance 39 between the rotation axis 25, 26 of the connection lever 21.

[0063] The coupling of the spindle 27 with the shaft 2 causes a rotating movement of the spindle 27 which causes the carriage 3 to move along the longitudinal axis 41 of the pivot arm 40 and thus in a radial direction relative to the shaft 2. The carriage 3 thus moves as a function of a direction of rotation of the shaft 2 back and forth along the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2.

[0064] Thus, the connection lever 21 is moved in the longitudinal direction 41 of the rotation arm 40 due to the coupling of the carriage 3 with the connection lever 21. Due to this movement a component of the movement of the connection lever 21 parallel to the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 is transferred to the support rod 14 of the linear support 13. This causes a linear displacement of the tool support 4 in a direction of the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 of the device 1. Due to the displacement of the tool holder 4 a distance between the cutting tool 17 and a work piece that is to be machined is reduced as evident from FIGS. 5 and 6.

[0065] Further operation of the device causes a continuous pulling of the carriage 3 along the longitudinal axis 41 of the pivot arm 40 and thus a corresponding reduction of the distance as illustrated in FIG. 6 due to the forced coupling between the shaft 2, the tool support 4 and the carriage 3. A minimum distance is reached when the connection lever 14 is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 41 of the pivot arm 40. During further movement of the shaft 2 and thus of the tool support 4 the tool support 4 is moved towards the work piece after reaching a maximum position where the distance is smallest. Overall, the tool support 4 performs a radial and an axial movement wherein the path 35 of the tool support 4 is circular wherein a radius 38 of the path 35 corresponds to a distance 39 between the first rotation axis 25 and the second rotation axis 26 of the connection lever 21.

[0066] FIG. 8 illustrates the device 1 while machining a work piece 31 configured as a flange 43. The shaft 2 of the device 1 is arranged in the flange 43 by suitable devices so that the rotation axis 6 of the shaft 2 coincides with a longitudinal axis 42 of the flange 43. The goal of the machining is to fabricate a surface 44 of the flange 43 along a circumference of the flange 43 so that the surface 44 is configured semi-circular in top view. A face of the work piece 31 is shaped as a half-torus after machining.

[0067] FIG. 9 illustrates another configuration of a transmission 5 of the device 1. Thus, the transmission 5 includes slotted link 45. Thus, the slotted link 45 includes a contour 46 to be transferred to a work piece 41 wherein the cutting tool 17 is run along the contour 46. Thus, the device 1 includes a support element 48 including a spherical contact element 49 which is preloaded e.g. by a spring against the slotted link 45 and a support arm 50 connected thereon. Thus, the support arm 50 is coupled with the support rod 15 so that a movement of the contact element 49 along the contour 46 of the slotted link 45 is transferred to the tool holder 4 and thus to the cutting tool 17. Due to a coupling of the carriage 3 with the rotating movement of the shaft 2 the cutting tool 17 is moved towards the shaft 2 or away from the shaft 2 depending on the direction of rotation of the shaft 2, while the cutting tool 17 is automatically run along the contour 46 so that the contour 46 is transferred to the work piece 31 during machining.

[0068] FIG. 10 illustrates another embodiment of the slotted link 45. The contour 46 of the slotted link 45 is thus suitable for machining a work piece 31 that is to be provided with a notch along a circumference.

REFERENCE NUMERALS AND DESIGNATIONS

[0069] 1 mobile device

[0070] 2 shaft

[0071] 3 carriage

[0072] 4 tool support

[0073] 5 transmission

[0074] 6 rotation axis

[0075] 7 longitudinal axis

[0076] 8 groove

[0077] 9 axial direction

[0078] 10 half shell

[0079] 11 half shell

[0080] 12 pass through bore hole

[0081] 13 linear support

[0082] 14 support rod

[0083] 15 support plate

[0084] 16 receiving element

[0085] 17 cutting tool

[0086] 18 transmission element

[0087] 19 support block

[0088] 20 half shell

[0089] 21 connection lever

[0090] 22 pass-through bore hole

[0091] 23 groove

[0092] 24 bolt

[0093] 25 rotation axis

[0094] 26 rotation axis

[0095] 27 spindle

[0096] 28 longitudinal axis

[0097] 29 radius

[0098] 30 distance

[0099] 31 workpiece

[0100] 32 valve

[0101] 33 contact surface

[0102] 34 longitudinal axis

[0103] 35 path

[0104] 36 support point

[0105] 37 support point

[0106] 38 radius

[0107] 39 distance

[0108] 40 pivot arm

[0109] 41 longitudinal axis

[0110] 42 longitudinal axis

[0111] 43 flange

[0112] 44 surface

[0113] 45 slotted link

[0114] 46 contour

[0115] 47 carriage axis

[0116] 48 support element

[0117] 49 contact element

[0118] 50 support arm